#cassandra leigh

[loudlystrangemagazine]

If you don't like it, don't look, t

[moonys-library]

maybe the reason why men in books are so attractive is bc they’re usually written by women

[ofliterarynature]

TBR TAKEDOWN: Week 1 (June 2)

TLDR: I have too many unread books, and I’m asking tumblr to help me downsize. Pick one or none, we are keeping it simple and friendly! Book descriptions below the cut, see my pinned post for more info. Comments and questions welcome!

A collection of blue covers to start us off!

The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo

Tbh I’ve kind of given up on Bardugo at this point, especially the grishaverse, but I like myths/folktales.

Love speaks in flowers. Truth requires thorns.

Travel to a world of dark bargains struck by moonlight, of haunted towns and hungry woods, of talking beasts and gingerbread golems, where a young mermaid's voice can summon deadly storms and where a river might do a lovestruck boy's bidding but only for a terrible price.

Inspired by myth, fairy tale, and folklore, #1 New York Times—bestselling author Leigh Bardugo has crafted a deliciously atmospheric collection of short stories filled with betrayals, revenge, sacrifice, and love.

Perfect for new readers and dedicated fans, these tales will transport you to lands both familiar and strange—to a fully realized world of dangerous magic that millions have visited through the novels of the Grishaverse.

When I’m Gone Look for Me in the East by Quan Barry

I really enjoyed the author’s first book! I admit I’m less drawn to this one based just on the description, but not uninterested. The most recent addition to my shelves this week.

From the acclaimed author of We Ride Upon Sticks comes a luminous novel that moves across a windswept Mongolia, as estranged twin brothers make a journey of duty, conflict, and renewed understanding.

Tasked with finding the reincarnation of a great lama—a spiritual teacher who may have been born anywhere in the vast Mongolian landscape—the young monk Chuluun sets out with his identical twin, Mun, who has rejected the monastic life they once shared. Their relationship will be tested on this journey through their homeland as each possesses the ability to hear the other’s thoughts.

Proving once again that she is a writer of immense range and imagination, Quan Barry carries us across a terrain as unforgiving as it is beautiful and culturally varied, from the western Altai mountains to the eerie starkness of the Gobi Desert to the ancient capital of Chinggis Khaan. As their country stretches before them, questions of faith—along with more earthly matters of love and brotherhood—haunt the twins.

Are our lives our own, or do we belong to something larger? When I’m Gone, Look for Me in the East is a stunningly far-flung examination of our individual struggle to retain our convictions and discover meaning in a fast-changing world, as well as a meditation on accepting what simply is.

The Assassin’s Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke

I don’t know? I’ve had these for so long. But it’s got sailing ships, pirates, and assassins, so…

Ananna of the Tanarau abandons ship when her parents try to marry her off to an allying pirate clan: she wants to captain her own boat, not serve as second-in-command to her handsome yet clueless fiance. But her escape has dire consequences when she learns the scorned clan has sent an assassin after her. And when the assassin, Naji, finally catches up with her, things get even worse. Ananna inadvertently triggers a nasty curse -- with a life-altering result. Now Ananna and Naji are forced to become uneasy allies as they work together to break the curse and return their lives back to normal. Or at least as normal as the lives of a pirate and an assassin can be.

[just-trying-to-figure-it-out]

CHARACTERS APPRECIATION

Dashing crippled young men fighting with their cane (bonus point if there is a sword inside the cane) :

- Kaz Brekker from Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

- Thadred (I believe he's my soulmate) from Daindreth's Assassin by Elisabeth Wheatley

- Gracewood from A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

Also, my badass babies limping their way through life without a cane :

- Elide Lochan (that's my girl) from Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

- Callum Hunt (calron is endgame, you can't convince me otherwise) from The Magisterium Series by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare

I love them with all my heart !!

[kpopandbookschild]

Book poll round 3 #1

[wessasbitch]

I think I speak on behalf of everybody when I say every author should include the birthday of each character they create (I know just a few and this is debilitating) (if you know most of them pls tell me)

[carstairs-simp]

Denial is a river in egypt your blorbo is DEAD

[namedaftermistakes]

just finished reading „Long Live Evil“ by the brilliant Sarah Rees Brennan and what can I say? GO READ THAT DAMN BOOK

The characters are perfectly evil and u will love them!!

Some songs that fit the book like a glove (in my humble opinion at least):

Chappell Roan - Good Luck Babe!! (sooo Emer x Lia coded!!)

YONAKA - Call Me a Saint/ Seize the Power (totally Rae-coded, duh?)

Findlay - Strange One

Ghost - Spillways

Jesse Jo Stark - So Bad

Tove Lo - True Romance

Curtis Waters - MANIC MAN (the lyrics are literally MADE for Key)

Gorillaz - She‘s My Collar (Rae x Key OBVIOUSLY)

Chromatics - Twist The Knife

XXXTentacion - Revenge

Beatsteaks - Hand in Hand

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LONG LIVE EVIL!!! FOREVER!!

For real, do yourself a favor and read that book!

[lourdessssmrqz]

¿Qué es el amor?

Tal vez no exista un concepto de amor, tal vez cada uno lo crea y eso le quita complejidad al sentimiento y de ahí viene la normalidad del mismo, por ejemplo, para mi el amor se define de la siguiente manera:

El amor es cualquier cosa que haga junto a él, desde cocinar la cena hasta verlo dormir, el amor es cuando me pasó de copas y él sostiene mi cabello para sentirme mejor, es cuando me deja ganar en juegos de mesa porque si no me molesto, el amor es cuando me lleva a por un helado para que mi día se sienta mejor, el amor es que me deje dormir en su pecho aunque él no pueda dormir bien, el amor es la manera en la que él me toca, porque estoy segura que sus manos son mágicas, porque solo sus manos estremecen mi cuerpo y alma. El amor es él, un hombre que logró hacerme sentir segura en sus brazos, él amor tiene un nombre de nueve letras, unos ojos café y baila fatal, eso es el amor para mí.

·léelo completo, link en mi perfil de instagram, @miblog_lourdesss

[loudlystrangemagazine]

Waiting for company to show

[your-fish-is-flying]

Merren Asper reminds me of Wylan van Eck. They both look like this sweet summer child and then BOOM! you are dead (literally boom! in Wylan's case)

[asfdigitalmarketing]

Nowadays very slow businesses and achievement

[the-hype-dragon]

"oh don't read THIS mediocre fantasy series, try THIS one instead, it's the best the genre has to offer!" *recommends something even worse*

[kpopandbookschild]

Book poll round 4

after i finish this poll series (the nex poll w/ top 6, then 3, then 2) then i will do another one with suggestions from people in the comments! so if there is a book or series you want to see in the next poll series, comment it down below!

[whyaliveee]

Not someone who would wanna leave,

Not someone who would wanna stay.

Who is me??

#alone